Resolution 32/20
(November 25, 1977)
Fully ignoring the historic developments that have taken place in Jerusalem a mere five days before
the resolution was adopted, the majority of the General Assembly voted
on a resolution which reiterated previous positions, calling for Israeli
withdrawal from the territories, for the early convening of a peace
conference with PLO participation.
The resolution welcomed the joint U.S.-Soviet statement of October 1,
1977 but said nothing about the Sadat visit. The resolution was adopted
by 102 in favour, 4 against and 29 abstentions.
The General Assembly,
Having discussed the item entitled "The situation in the
Middle East",
Recalling its previous resolutions of the Fifth Conference of
Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, held at Colombo
from 16 to 19 August 1976, concerning the situation in the Middle East
and the question of Palestine,
Deeply concerned that the Arab territories occupied since 1967
have continued, for more than ten years, to be under illegal Israeli
occupation and that the Palestinian people, after three decades, are
still deprived of the exercise of their inalienable national rights,
Reaffirming that the acquisition of territory by force is inadmissible
and that all territories thus occupied must be returned,
Reaffirming also the urgent necessity of the establishment of
a just and lasting peace in the region, based on full respect for the
purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations as well
as for its resolutions concerning the problem of the Middle East including
the question of Palestine,
Taking note with satisfaction of the joint statement on the
Middle East issued on 1 October 1977 by the Minister for Foreign Affairs
of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Secretary of State
of the United States of America in their capacities as Co-Chairmen of
the Peace Conference on the Middle East,
Reaffirming that peace is indivisible and that a just and lasting
settlement of the Middle East problem must be based on a comprehensive
solution, under the auspices of the United Nations, which takes into
account all aspects of the Arab-Israeli conflict, in particular the
attainment by the Palestinian people of all their inalienable national
rights and the Israeli withdrawal from all the occupied Arab territories,
Convinced that the early convening of the Peace Conference on
the Middle East with the participation of all parties concerned, including
the Palestine Liberation Organization, in accordance with relevant resolutions
of the General Assembly, is essential for the realization of a just
and lasting settlement in the region,
1. Condemns Israel's continued occupation of Arab territories,
in violation of the Charter of the United Nations, the principles of
international law and repeated resolutions of the United Nations;
2. Reaffirms that a just and lasting peace in the Middle East,
in which all countries and peoples in the region can live in peace and
security within recognized and secure boundaries, cannot be achieved
without Israel's withdrawal from all Arab territories occupied since
5 June 1967 and the attainment by the Palestinian people of their inalienable
national rights;
3. Calls anew for the early convening of the Peace Conference
on the Middle East, under the auspices of the United Nations and the
co-chairmanship of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United
States of America, with the participation on an equal footing of all
parties concerned, including the Palestine Liberation Organization;
4. Urges the parties to the conflict and all other interested
parties to work towards the achievement of a comprehensive settlement
covering all aspects of the problems and worked out with the participation
of all parties concerned within the framework of the United Nations;
5. Requests the Security Council, in the exercise of its responsibilities
under the Charter, to take all necessary measures in order to ensure
the implementation of relevant resolutions of the United Nations and
to facilitate the achievement of such a comprehensive settlement aiming
at the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the region;
6. Requests the Secretary-General to follow up the implementation
of the present resolution and to inform all concerned, including the
Co-Chairmen of the Peace Conference on the Middle East;
7. Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security
Council periodically on the development of the situation and to submit
to the General Assembly at its thirty-third session a comprehensive
report covering, in all their aspects, the developments in the Middle
East.
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1/ See A/31/197.
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